Fellow CO's at the Hennepin County Workhouse,
Thanks for the effort. The members have spoken. I only hope you have learned that the essential workhouse CO's DO NOT have to bargain with the non-essential clerks.
Demand of your Union that they allow you to bargain as essentials or the outcome may be different next time.
Ramsey County makes $4 an hour more than us. Why? AFSCME forces you to bargain as non-essentials and you get stuck with clerks raises.
Then the county hits us with, "the pattern is set." This happens year after year until Hennepin County Detention Deputies and Corrections Officers are the lowest paid in the 7 county metro area. We need to stand together.
The MNPEA Detention Deputies are asking for a market adjustment (parity with Ramsey Co.), and a 3% COLA for 2014 and 2015. Our Union is willing to take this to arbitration. Demand the same of yours.
Why would AFSCME never once arbitrate your contract? Why did they let you fall to dead last in compensation? They know you can't strike, so why not arbitrate?
Remember, your Union should work for you, not the other way around.
Good Luck,
In solidarity,
Wade
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